November 2010 News
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McKinnon: Blunkett repents over UK-US extradition treaty
With the hindsight of the past seven years, former home secretary David Blunkett admitted to a parliamentary select committee he would examine "very carefully" the implications of the 2003 extradit...30 Nov 2010
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EC to investigate Google over antitrust allegations
The European Commission (EC) is to investigate allegations Google abused a dominant position in online search.30 Nov 2010
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Employees bring their own IT to work
Employees are bypassing IT departments and implementing their own software solutions, a study from data company Informatica Corporation has found.
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EC pushes for uniform data protection legislation across Europe
Europe has the best data protection laws in the world, but the rapid pace of technology change has prompted new questions and challenges, according to Viviane...30 Nov 2010
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Iran confirms Stuxnet hit uranium enrichment centrifuges
Iran's president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has confirmed that the Stuxnet computer worm affected centrifuges in the country's uranium enrichment programme.30 Nov 2010
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EU launches probe into Google’s online search rankings
The European Union has launched an investigation into Google's business practices.
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Wikileaks turns to cloud computing to fend off DDoS attack
Whistleblowing site Wikileaks turned to cloud computing services to help defend against a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack ...30 Nov 2010
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Wikileaks show US snubbed Brown over hacker McKinnon extradition
The US government rejected former prime minister Gordon Brown's request for self-confessed hacker Gary McKinnon to serve a sentence in the UK, according to cables revealed by Wikileaks.30 Nov 2010
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Communications costs comprise 12% of UK household spending
UK consumers spent more on communications than on alcohol and tobacco as a result of more homes having computers and internet connections, the Office for National Statistics revealed on Tuesday.30 Nov 2010
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Capgemini public-sector drive gathers pace
Capgemini continues to add public sector expertise to its management team with a former deputy Chief Constable appointed CIO of its Criminal Justice Sector...
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Comcast sparks US net neutrality row
US internet network operator Level 3 has accused cable firm Comcast of introducing charges for carrying internet movies and other traffic.
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Virgin iPad-only magazine Project on Apple App Store
Richard Branson's Virgin has launched...
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Gartner predicts cyber attack will seriously damage G20 economy by 2015
A G20 country will be hit by major cyber attack by 2015, Garter predicts.30 Nov 2010
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Think Money offers lessons in meeting financial compliance regulations
Think Money Ltd, based in Salford Quays near Manchester, offers a range of financial services including insurance, mortgage advice and debt management. Founded in 1993, the company employs more than 800...30 Nov 2010
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Google to buy online voucher site Groupon for $6bn
Google is reported to be in talks to buy online discount site Groupon for $6bn (£3.9bn).
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Culture in government needs to change to drive IT innovation
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Facebook co-founder launches Jumo social activism network
Chris Hughes, co-founder of Facebook, has launched Jumo, which he describes as a social network for social activism.
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Massive policy changes in data protection hold keys to business opportunity
This past year, 2010, will be remembered as an important year for data protection, with the highest level of regulatory activity for more than 40 years.29 Nov 2010
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Q&A: SAP co-CEO Jim Hagemann Snabe on SAP strategy
Jim Hagemann Snabe was appointed co-chief executive at enterprise software maker SAP in February. Computer Weekly quizzed him at the recent UK SAP user group conference29 Nov 2010
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CIO interview: Kevin Berry, systems director, Waitrose
The top man in IT at Waitrose talks about a comprehensive organisational change in the department and the technology agenda for the upcoming months.29 Nov 2010
